Automatic typographic or type casting and composing machine



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R. C. ELLIOTT AUTOMATICUTYPOGRAPHIC OR TYPE CASTING AND COMPOSING.MACHINE Filed Jan. 19, 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Deens, 1924.

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Patented Dec, 23, i924..

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RICHARD CORNELIUS ELLIGTT. Gli' LGNDON, ENGLAND. ASSIGNOE TO LANSTON EIONO- TYPE MACE-Irun contratta, on entre.. or VIRGINIA.

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Application led Sanitary 19, 1923.

Be it knotvn that I, Bier-Linn ConNnLrUs .lilnmorn a British subject, and a resident of 86 St. (teoiges Square, Pimlico, `London, S. lV., England, have invented certain new and usefui Improvements in Automatic Typographic or Type Casting and Composing Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear. and exact description of the same, reference being` had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and to the characters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to typographie or type casting and composing machines which are controlled by previously prepared patterns, record strips or controllers.

rEhe pattern is usually in the form of a strip or ribbon of paper in which a series or succession of different combinations of signals are formed by punches.

A, pattern preparing' machine of the kind referred to is exemplified in the commercial product of Lanston Monotype Machine Company, and its basic principles are Wellknown and are shown, for example, in United States Letters Patent 944,405, dated December' 28, i909.

The chief function of the signals of the pattern is to control the operations of a type casting and composing machine which is provid/ed with a die case containing matrices arranged in columns and rows running in tvvo directions at right angles to each other, and with positioning mechanism responsive to these signals to effect a two-Way movement of the die case, and thereby select the individual matrix from Which a cast is to be made.

A casting machine adapted to be controlled by a pattern such as kmay be produced with the aid of the patented keyboard machine already referred to, is equally Wellknownv and is shown, for example, in United States Letters Patent 625,998, dated May 30, 1899. In such machine or the commercial improvement thereof, the positioning mechanism comprises two series of record strip controlled gages or stop pins each representing progressing adjustments of the die case in one direction.

The record strip perfor-ations act as valves vor .the like in a pneumatic system, and as the Serial No. 613,756.

record strip is passed through an interpreting position of the casting machine by a step by step motion, the perfor-ations in the strip uncover ports which allon7 air under pressure to pass directly to the stop pins, the ports leadingto which have been uncovered so that these pins are projected and act as for the die case positioning mechanism. Each perforation controls only one stop pin and each stop pin controls one posit-ion of the die case in one direction of its movement. iith this arrangement, in order to position each of the tive hundred twenty-five matrices which the die case usually contains, there are provided. two series of stop pins, each series having` fifteen pins. In addition to these designating perforations, three other perforations controlling justification mechanism must be accommodated in the record strip, so the strip is therefore of such dimension as to extend over thirty-one ports.

.an object of the present invention is to provide mechanism such that the functions performed by the perforations in the record strip can be increased considerably or the functions hitherto performed can be yperformed by a record strip of considerably decreased dimensions.

in accordance with the present invention.y there are provided tn'o series of motors or pneun'iatic pistons, one series for each series of stop pins, and these motors are controlled by the perforations in the record strip: each motor in turn controls a series of valves which have intercommunicating conduits or passages and control the admission, to the pistons of the stop pins, of an independent constant air supply. All the valves of a series are operated simultaneously when the motor connected thereto is energized by a perforation in the record stripv and the valves are operated in `various combinations to produce the operation of the correct stop pin.

As applied to a machine having two series of stop pins with fifteen pins in each series, tivo series of four motorsin each are suflicient to operate all the pins in each series, and these motors can be operated singly or in various combinations. Thus a record strip only Wide enough to accommodate two series of four designating perforations each, eight in all, with the three justification perforations, making eleven perforations in all in a line, can be employed instead of the usual thirty-one perforations.

Referring to the accompanying drawings Fig. l is a partially diagrammatic view showing a portion of the patented type casting and composing machine above referred to and embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of part of such machine.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on approximately the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on approximately the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a section on aj'iproximately the line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a section on approximately the line 6 6 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 7 is a section on approximately the line 7 7 of Fig. 3.

As above stated, the invention will be described as embodied in a machine according to United States Patent- 625,993, and it is considered only necessary to refer brieiiy to the parts of that machine which co-operate directly with the mechanism of the present invention. j,

A, A1, A2, A3 4) are the niotoi'sof one series, B, B1, B2, BSare the motors of the other series, C, C1, C2, G3 (Fig. 5) represent the four series of valves operated by the motors A, A1, A2, A3, and D, D1, D2, D3, are the four series of valves operated by the motors B, B1, B2, BS.

E, El (Fig. l) indicate the two series of gages or stops for determining under the action of the signals in the record strip, the positions of adjustment of the die case. F is the tracker bar or cross girt over which the record strip is passed so that the perforations in the strip control the port openings in the bar. G, G1 are the positioning mechanisms operated by cam mechanism (not shown) and acting in conjunction with the gages E, El to position the die case H over the mold J. The die case is furnished with a draw rod H1 engaged by the mechanisin G and the movable carrier H2 of the die case has a draw rod H3 which is engaged by the mechanism G1. Y

The extreme advance movement of the die case ink its column and row. selecting directions can be and is determined by fixed stops; hence it is unnecessary to provide signals in the pattern for such positions or air conduits leading to these two gage pins. Thus, for the column of characters along one side of the die case it will only be necessary to provide a perforation to select the particular matrix in the column, and, on the other hand, if'the desired matrix is in one of the extreme rows, no perforan tions for that row will be required but only one for the column in which the'matrix is located. Because of this it is not necessary to provide a punch for indicating one of the extreme columns, nor one for indicating one of the extreme rows, and the matrix at the intersecting point of this column and row, or in the zero position, requires no perforation at all.

The record strip is fed step by step over the cross bar or tracker bar F which is carried in a tower F1 (Figs. 2, 3 and 4) and the strip passes between the bar F and a movable air bar F2 which has a valve controlled rair supply from which air passes through the openings or perforations in the record strip and thence to the air conduits in the tracker bar.

In the machine as hitherto constructed the air conduits in the tracker bar lead direct to the gage pins E or El and to the mechanism controlling the devices for setting the justification mechanisms.

iriccording to the present invention howover the air conduits in the tracer bai' F with the exception of those for the justitiable space and the justiiicatioii setting'de vices, lead to the two sei'ies of motors A, A1, A2, A3, and B, B1, B2, B3.

The piston or pistons of the motor or motors energized by air passing through the perforations in the record strip lift the valves, bars, or levers, allotted to it or them, and when a valve lever is thus lifted all the valves of the particular series are opened. Qwing to the arrangement of the intercommunicating conduits 1 between the' valves, however, air only passes to a stop pin when the motor controlled valves in the air supply conduit thereof are simultaneously operated.

In the present embodiment, the tracker bar F is furnished with eleven perfora-` tions, four of which 7, f1, f2, f3 communicate with the motors of series B and another four f4, f5, f6, 7" communicate with the motors of series A, the perforation fs is the justifiable space perforation which leads to the existing device K (Fig. l) on the machine and the perforations fg and f1 controlling the justification setting devices lead to the justification devices indicated at L L1 (Fig. l).

The motors A, A1, A2, A3,

and Z9 formed in lblocks al, 1 which rest on plate a2 b2 in the base of the tower-F1 and which are furnished with air supply conduits 0.3 or 3 which communicate with pipes F2, F 3 leading from the openings in the tracker bar F.

and'lB, B1, B2, B3 comprise cylinders respectively a group of: stop pins E El, and there are -leur rows ot yalves in each series, each row heing operated a separate motor. rlhe constant or stop pin operating air supply has a conduitleadiug to each stop pin and the inotor operateu valves are located in these conduits. There he from one to tour of such Valves in a conduit, and Where there are more Valves than one in a particular conduit, the air is led to the upper side of each -valve and When this valve is opened, the air passes through and by a conduit enters the upper L art or the chaniher ot the next valve in that conduit and so on.

For example, the piston t of the niotor A has attached to or hearing upon the outer end oi,2 its piston rod a. har or lever A4, the ends oi which are bent at right angles to the body of the har and are tulcruined on a rod or shaft M, learing upon this bar or in position to be operated by it, are the steins of the Valves in the group C. Similarly the rootors A1, A2 and A2' operate bars Ai", A and A2 respectively, each oic Which bars are adapted to aetuate a series ot valves respectively of the groups C1, C2 and C3.

The valves C, C1, C2 and C2 are toi-ined in a block C10 which is placed over the inotors e, A1, A2, and EL3. In the einbodin'ieut illustrated, there are eight Valves in each group. ln the group lC the valves c, c1, c2, c2, ct, c", ff and c7 hare Steins C4 which proj et through the lower surface of the valve chainber and rest upon the har Af loperated by the inotor A. The Valves 0S, c2, C10, ou, 012, 013, o and 015 of the group C1 have stenis C5 Which rest on the bar U' operated hy the inotor A1, the valves, o16, C, (212 G19, C20, 021, 022 and G22 ot the group C2 have stems C Which rest on the har A operated hy the inotor r 2, and the Valves 024, c2, c2, G27, 022, 022, 030 and 031 have stems C7 Vwhich rest upon the har AT operated by the uiotor A2. Each ot these valves is inaintained in its closed position by a spring C, All the valves of the groups C, C1, C2 and C3 have a` connnon air supply which enters from a supply pipe C23 into a channel C12 (Fig. l) from which are lead conduits e, e17 Y627 637 647 65n o7 677 s7 69, e107 6117 e12 613 and c, each ot which conduits is controlled by a valve in one or niore or" the groups C, C", and C and beyond the valves these conduits lead to the inotors of the gage pins ot' the series E.

Stop or gage pin No. l of group E is a tixture and as stated requires no motor or perforation in the record strip to control it.

In the conduit c which leads to the pin No. 2 there is only the Valve c of the group C; in the conduit el Which leads to pin No. 3 is the valve c2 of the group C1; in the conduit e2 which leads to pin llo. L are the Valves 01 of the group C and 02 of the group C1; in the conduit e3 Which leads to pin No.

conduit ef which leads to pin No. (E are the 'fr c2 oi the group C, and c c? tlugroup C2: in the conduit e which leads to pin No. 7 are the Valves c1 ot group @l and C18 ot group C2.: in the conduit e leads to pin lio. il are the Valves o2 oi" C, on of group C1 and 019 of group conduit e7 which leads to pin No. ralye (224 ol' group C2: in conduit cs i leads to pin No. l() are the Valves at oiE D C and c25 ot group C3; in the conduit c which leads to piu No. ll are the vvalves ,fi-2 ot group C1 and of group in the cor.- duit el() which leads to pin No. l2 are the valves c5 ot group C, cl3 oi group C1 and 027 orf group C2; iu the conduit c Y, iich leads to pin No, l are the valves C ot' group C2 and 028 of group C3; in the conduit cl2 which leads to pin No. Ll are the Valves c ot' group C, 021 of group J2 and C29 of group C2; in the conduit 01" which leads to pin No. l5 are the ya". i c oit group C1, 022 oi group C2 and 02" of. group C3 and in the conduit em are tl *valves o7 ot' group C, C15 of group C1, 022 et group C2 and (221 of group C3. The conduit en' will not be used in Vthe nmchine as hitherto ror it constructed as there is no g in the series E, but a pin nr i making provision 'for positioning a. larger die case than at. present in use.

Similarly with the motors l2), Pfl, B2 and B2, and the Valves oif the groups D, Dl, D2 and D3, The motors D are sir i7 i constant supply oi air into a chamber B10, troni Which lead condutS @15, e1696177 e1sn C,197 6207 ee19 6227 623j @24y is led c25, @27, @2S and c Beyond the Valves the conduits lead to the gage pins of series El. Pin No. l is a fixture and no conduit leads to it. In the conduit @15 which leads to pin No. 2 is the valve CZ of group D, in the conduit cw which leads to pin No. 3 is the valve ZS of group D1, in the conduit el? Which leads to pin No. 4- are the valves d1 of group D and (Z2 of group D1, in the conduit cl2 which leads to pin No. 5 is the Valve dm oie group D2, in the conduit e which leads to pin No. 6 are the valves d2 of group D and Z1? i group D2, in the conduit @20 which leads to pin No. 7 are the Valves Zw of group D1 and 0,712 ot group D2, in the conduit @21 which leads to pin No. 8 are the valves Z3 ot group D, d of groupy D1 and 6519 of group D2, in the conduit 622 which leads to pin No. 9 is the Valve 0324 of group D, in the conduit 62"' which leads to pin No.

vl() are the valves Z4 of group D and d of group D, in the conduit 624 which leads to pin No. il are the valves 6512 of group Dl and ZEG of group D, in the conduit 025 which leads to pin No. l2 are the valves d5 of group D, ci of group D1, and Z2? of group D3, in the conduit @26 which leads to pin No. 13 are the valves CX20 of group D2 and d of group D3, in the conduit @27 which leads to pin No. la are the valves ZG of group D, d of group D2 and F9 of group D3, in the conduit @28 are the valves all* of group D1, 22 of group D2 and iV/3 of group D3 and in the conduit 629 are valves all of group D, d o f group D1, 0323 of group D2 and Zal of group D3. Conduit 629 does not lead to'any gage pin in the machine, as at present constructed, but can be used with an additional gage pin to provide an additional adjustment of a larger die case.

In some instances with the above described mechanism, while only one stop pin of a series is required to be projected, two or more pins will actually be projected: for example, when the fourth stop pin of series E is required, the motors A and A1 will be energized, and all the valves of groups C and C:L will be operated. This allows air to pass to the second stop pin as it is controlled only by the valve 0 situated in the group C. Similarly the third pin controlled only by the valve 08 in the group C:L will also be operated; while the fourth pin, the one required, being controlled by two valves, one c1 in group C and 09 in group C1, will likewise be projected. This operation of stop pins does not interfere-with thel accurate positioning of the die case, because of the pair of positioning jaws which co-operate with the stop pins E, that one which actually contacts with the pins advances from beyond the fifteenth stop pin towards the fourth and therefore will contact first with the fourth pin inthe present example, while the co-operating jaw does not actually contact with the pins Nos. l, 2 or 3, but will pass over them until it is arrested by striking against the complementary jaw which has been arrested by the fourth pin.

The invention has been described as embodied in a known machine and coi-operating with the die case positioning mechanism of such machine. It is to be understood however that the invention is not restricted to its application to this machine, as it is applicable to other forms ofk positioning mechanisms or type composing machines of widely different constructions.

I claim:

l. In an automatic or record strip controlled type casting machine, the combination with a series of gaging devices, of control` valves therefor arranged in separate series, with intercommunicating conduits,

and a separate signal responsive motor for v each series of valves.y

2. In an automatic or record strip controlled type casting machine the combination with a series of positioning gages of a number of separate signal responsive mor tors, a series of valves controlled by each motor andconduits between the series of valves and between the Valves and the positioning gages.

In an automatic or record strip controlled type casting machine, the combination with a series of positioning gages, of

control valves therefor arranged in series with intercommunicating conduits, a series of separate signal controlled motors and a bar operated by leach motor to operatesimultaneously a series'of the valves.

RICHARD CORNELIUS ELLIOTT. 

